When Bailey Anne Kennedy was named Miss Maryland USA this year, she broke plenty of barriers: first trans woman to win the title, first Asian American to win the title and first military officer’s wife to win the title.
This weekend, Kennedy had a chance to become the first trans woman to be crowned Miss USA — but this wasn’t her year. She didn’t make it to the top 20 after competing in the pageant’s preliminary round Saturday night.
If you still want to watch contestants from other states compete for the crown — Miss District of Columbia and Miss Virginia were still in the running Sunday — here’s how to tune in.
How to watch Miss USA
The Miss USA pageant will air live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday night. It’s scheduled from 8-10 p.m. Eastern.
The CW Network has an exclusive broadcast deal with the pageant. You can find your local CW station on the network’s website. The CW is also available on Hulu and YouTube TV.
The competition’s preliminary round is free to watch on the Miss USA YouTube channel.
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Winner will compete to be Miss Universe
The 73rd annual Miss USA Pageant will determine who represents the United States at the Miss Universe pageant on Sept. 28 in Mexico.
Both of 2023’s pageant winners, Miss USA Noelia Voigt and Miss Teen USA UmaSofia Srivastava, resigned last year, sparking controversy.
Maryland has not had a Miss USA winner outright. In 2012, Miss Maryland Nana Meriwether was the runner-up at Miss USA and then crowned after the original Miss USA that year, Olivia Culpo, was named Miss Universe.
And in 1957 Miss Maryland USA Leona Gage won the Miss USA pageant but lost her title the next day after it was revealed she was married and had children. The rules at the time did not allow married women to enter.
Baltimore Banner reporter John-John Williams IV contributed to this story.
